Wire dispenser



March 13, 1951 T. GODDARD WIRE DISPENSER Filed Aug. 16, 1949 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WIRE DISPENSER TedGoddard, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application August 16, 1949, Serial No. 110,572

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for facilitating the dispensing ofwire from a coil of wire.

The object of the invention is to provide a device for holding a coil ofwire therein, and wherein the wire coil can be readily unwound asneeded.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a wire handling devicewhich includes a means for readily attaching the device to a supportingmember, the device bein constructed so that the parts thereof can bemoved to an out of the way position whereby the coil of wire can bepositioned therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire handling devicewhich is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the wire handling device, according tothe present invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the wire handling device;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the device; and

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the de-' vice, showing certainparts thereof swung to an out of the way position to enable positioningof a coil of wire in the frame.

Referring in detail to the drawings, there is shown a wire handlingdevice which includes a frame I!) that is semi-cylindrical in shape, andthe frame I maybe made of any suitable material. The frame In includesan arcuate or semicircular vertically disposed bottom strap The frame Infurther includes a horizontally disposed back strap l2 which has each ofits ends curved as at l3 and I4, and the upper end of the bottom strap Hare secured to the curved ends l3 and [4 as by welding. Arranged belowthe back strap l2 and having its upper end connected thereto by a boltand nut assembly I 9, is a vertically disposed body member IS. The bodymember 18 is shaped to define a curved portion 20 which is secured tothe bottom strap H as by welding. The frame It further includes a pairof right angularly arranged braces 28 and 29 and each brace has itslower end secured to the free or front end 20 of the body member 18, asby welding, while the upper end of the braces are connected to the endsof the strap l2, as by welding. The various parts of the frame H] arerigidly connected together so as to provide a sup-port for the coil ofwire 23, dotted lines Figure 2.

A means is provided for retaining the coil of wire 23 in the frame andthis means comprises a support member 24 which is vertically disposed,and the support member 24 has its lower end pivotally connected to theback strap l2 by the bolt and nut assembly 9. The other end of thesupport member 24 is shaped to define a curved section 25, Figure 3, andthe support member 24 terminates in a vertical section 23, there beingan opening 2! in the vertical section 26 for a purpose to be laterdescribed.

An arm 30 has its lower end pivotally connected to the frame It! by thebolt and nut assembly 16, there being an opening 3| in the other end ofthe arm 30, Figure 4. A second arm 32 has its lower end pivotallyconnected to the frame ID by means of the bolt and nut assembly I1, andthe arm 32 is provided with an opening 33 therein. The arms 30 and 32coact with the support member '24 to prevent accidental movement of thecoil 23 out of the frame I0.

A bolt 34 is adapted to be inserted or projected through the openings21, 3| and 33 when the coil 23 has been positioned in the frame l0.Then, a wing nut 35 is arranged in threaded engagement with the bolt 34for maintaining the parts in assembled relation.

Secured to the exterior or rear surface of the support member 24 is astrap 36, and a ring 31 is connected to the upper end of the strap 36.The ring 31 is adapted to be arranged in engagement with a nail, hook,or other securing element whereby the entire wire handling device can besupported from a vehicle or other supporting structure.

In use, to position a coil of wire 23 in the device, the wing nut 35 isremoved from the bolt 34, and after the bolt 34 has been removed out ofthe openings 21, 3| and 33, the arms 30 and 32 and the support member 24are swung or pivoted to the position shown in Figure 4. Then, the coilor wire 23 is positioned in the frame In and the arms 30, 32 and thesupport member 24 are returned to the position shown in Figures 1, 2 and3. Then, the bolt 34 is again inserted through the openings 21, 31' and33, and the wing nut 35 is arranged in engagement with the bolt 34 tomaintain the parts in assembled relation. The coils of wire can bereadily dispensed from or through the opening in the front of thedevice.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that a wire dispenser has beenprovided wherein coiled wire of various sizes and many length can bedispensed therefrom. By using the device of the present invention, thewire is kept intact in the original 'roll and only that portion of theWire which is being dispensed is unwound so that the wire does notbecome tangled and difficult to handle. Further, the dispensing devicecan be hung from any convenient supporting member by means of the ring37.

What I claim is:

1. In a Wire handling device, a semi-circular frame for holding a coilof wire therein, said frame comprising a vertically disposedsemicircular bottom strap, a horizontally disposed back strap having itsends curved and secured to the upper ends of said bottom strap, avertically disposed body member having its upper end connected to saidback strap intermediate the ends thereof, said body member terminatingin a curved portion, a pair of vertically disposed diverging braces eachhaving an end secured to said curved portion and the other end securedto the curved ends of said back strap, a support member having its lowerend pivotally connected to the back strap of said frame and its otherend shaped to define a curved section, and a pair of arms each havingone end pivotally connected to the curved ends of said back strap, andmeans for connecting the other ends of said arms to the curved sectionof said support member.

2. In a wire handling device, a semi-circular frame for holding a coilof wire therein, said frame comprising a vertically disposedsemicircular bottom strap, a horizontally disposed back strap having itsends curved and secured to the upper ends of said bottom strap, avertical- 1y disposed body member having its upper end connected to saidback strap intermediate the ends thereof, said body member terminatingin a curved portion, a pair of vertically disposed diverging braces eachhaving an end secured to said curved portion and the other end securedto the curved ends of said back strap, a support member having its lowerend pivotally connected to the back strap of said frame and its otherend shaped to define a curved section, and a pair of arms each havingone end pivotally connected to the curved ends of said back strap, andmeans for connecting the other ends of said arms to the curved sectionof said support member, a strap secured to the rear surface of saidsupport member, and a ring connected to the upper end of said last namedstrap for supporting said wire handling device from a supportingstructure.

3. In a wire-handling device, a semi-circular frame for holding a coilof wire therein, said frame comprising a bottom strap, a back straphaving its ends curved and secured to the upper end of said bottomstrap, a body member having its upper end connected to said back strapintermediate the ends thereof, said body member terminating in a curvedportion, a pair of diverging braces each having an end secured to saidcurved portion and the other end secured to the curved end of said backstrap, a support member having its lower end pivotally connected to theback strap of said frame and its other end shaped to define a curvedsection, and a pair of arms each having one end pivotally connected tothe curved end of said back strap and means for connecting the otherends of said arms to the curved sections of said support member.

TED GODDARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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